Recent research in translation studies has underscored the role of translators as agents. This implies that a translator is not just a neutral conduit of a message from one language to another, but someone who is very much ...

In the context of a rapidly evolving discipline almost completely dominated by digital technology, this paper revisits the long-standing debate on the value of general education in higher education in which professional ...

The aim of this paper is to compare the university academics job satisfaction factors and job dissatisfaction factors. This aim is achieved by identifying the factors that affect academics job satisfaction and dissatisfaction. ...

In the current study, the authors report on the application of the design science methodology to construct, utilize, and evaluate a frugal information system that uses mobile devices and cloud computing resources for ...

Since the inception of the Faculty of Accounting and Informatics about three years ago, we have made significant inroads in terms of registration, of faculty staff particularly, for research degrees. A university context, ...

Environmental issues are rapidly gaining momentum globally as humans try to find sustainable solutions to the effects of climate change, carbon emissions, and the actions of human-kind (see Olver, Blacklist those who ...

In the twenty-first century, the rapid growth of information and communication technologies (ICTs) have brought remarkable societal changes. Nowadays, ICT is becoming increasingly important both in the everyday life and ...

The performances of regular support vector machines and random forests are experimentally com-pared for hyperspectral imaging land cover classiﬁcation. Special characteristics of hyperspectral imaging dataset present diverse ...

The aim of this paper is to examine the use of
Mobile Learning (M-learning) for the teaching of word
problems. This aim is achieved by qualitatively analyzing
interviews data from three second grade teachers from ...

The purpose of this work is to explore an
algorithm based on Technique for Order Preference by
Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) for non-homogeneous
alternatives in group decision making. In this particular case ...

The literature of the early 1990s observed a general lack of differentiation and specialisation at the basic qualification level in library and/or information science education and training in South Africa. This paper draws ...

The aim of this paper is to present a framework
for the design of Information Technology (IT) curriculum
programmes. This aim is achieved by identifying key models
for curriculum design in general. The identification ...

Library and Information Science (LIS) has traditionally been regarded as a social science. Hence LIS research is largely concerned with analyzing, interpreting and understanding LIS related aspects of the social world. ...

Individuals are not comfortable when disclosing their personal information to corporate organisations and are becoming increasingly concerned. Decision criteria needed for privacy protection are more complex than those ...

The paper provides discussions on articulation between university and technikon LIS education and training in the context of: the historical evolution and traditional purposes of university and technikon education and ...

Spectral unmixing of hyperspectral images are
based on the knowledge of a set of unknown endmembers.
Unique characteristics of hyperspectral dataset enable different
processing problems to be resolved using robust ...

This paper reports on a study that uses a combination of techniques to formally characterize and determine the critical success factors influencing the effective usage of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, with ...

It is important for Africa to blaze its own unique path in terms of developing ILS qualification models that would be realistic and relevant to the African context and, importantly, add value to African library and information ...

This paper reports on a master’s study undertaken to investigate the impact of the digital divide on information literacy (IL) training of Extended Curriculum Programme (ECP) students at the Durban University of Technology ...